Persisting for the third consecutive winter, highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to take a toll on domestic and wild birds in the U.S. and beyond.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

While their suspicions have not yet been confirmed, of these wild birds, 11 have non-negative testing results awaiting federal confirmatory testing to see if they did, in fact, die from bird flu.

More than 300 dead wild birds have been discovered in five Lower Michigan counties, and the virus is “widespread” in wild flocks, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced on ...

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An abundance of wild food, such as the American beauty berry shown here, is available right now. Birds generally prefer the natural fare, which may be why they are often scarce at backyard feeders ...

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IDAHO FALLS – Avian influenza remains a threat to wild birds across Idaho, and Idaho Fish and Game is aware of several locations reporting cases of wild bird die-offs. Unfortunately, the disease ...